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CAREGIVER SUPPORT
Various days. Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish
Community Adult Day Program offers free monthly
caregiver support groups at two locations. Daytime
sessions are Alzheimer’s Association meetings for
family caregivers of older adults with memory loss;
inquire if respite care is available.
• At Jewish Senior Life’s Brown Center, 6720 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield: See above for 1:15-3:15
pm, Thursday, Sept. 8. Call for information on
evening support group open to family caregivers
of all older adults. RSVP: Joely, jlyons@jslmi.org or
248-592-5032.
• At JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield: See
above for 1:30-3:30 pm, Tuesday, Sept. 20. 5:30-7
pm, Monday, Sept. 26, is for family caregivers of all
older adults. RSVP: Dorothy, dmoon@jvsdet.org or
248-233-4392.
dairy/parve lunch; dessert and beverage provided.
RSVP by Sept. 7 and Friday before other dates:
Sheila, slederman@adatshalom.org or 248-851-5100,
ext. 246.
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CIVIL RIGHTS TALK
7:30 pm, Sept. 8. Following a service led by Rabbi
Jeffrey Falick, temple member Rileigh Neilson will
recall her experiences on a Freedom Tour civil rights
excursion through the South with a group of other
high school students from around the country. At
Birmingham Temple in Farmington Hills. Info: info@
birminghamtemple.com or 248-477-1410.
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COMPUTER TRAINING
Day & evening times, Sept. 13. “Better Job
Opportunities” is a 12-week training series for unem-
ployed and underemployed job seekers. They will
learn to use computer software programs in the
Microsoft Office suite. At Hermelin ORT Resource
Center, a division of JVS, at West Bloomfield JCC.
$720; scholarships are available. Info: Louise, 248-
432-5411.
HADASSAH BEGINS YEAR
10 am-3:30 pm, Sept. 13. Hours for Hadassah
Greater Detroit’s boutique shopping. Main events
are luncheon at noon and talk by filmmaker Nancy
Spielberg at 1. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.
Various admission levels. RSVP by Sept. 5. Info:
Hadassah, 248-683-5030.
ACTIVE JFS BENEFIT
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WALK4FRIENDSHIP
10:30 am-3 pm, Sept. 4. Ceremony at West
Bloomfield JCC precedes a 1-mile community
walk. Annual fundraiser supports Friendship Circle,
a nonprofit organization providing services to
individuals with special needs and their families.
Carnival with food and entertainment follows at
Friendship Circle’s Farber Center, 5586 Drake, West
Bloomfield. Registration at 10:30 am; begins at
11:30. Info: www.walk4friendship.com, Tzvi@friend-
shipcircle.org or 248-788-7878.
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FARBER ART CLASS
9 am, Sept. 7. Also meets every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday with instructor Harriet
Gelfond. Presented by JCC Without Borders. At
Cong. Beth Shalom, Oak Park. $60 for 10 classes,
with materials included; $40 for JCC/Beth Shalom
members. Info: Rosa, 248-432-5467.
DROPIN MAH JONG
12:30-3:30 pm, Sept. 7 & every Wednesday.
Beginners are welcome to learn the popular tiles
game. At Cong. Beth Shalom in Oak Park. $2. Info:
248-547-7970.
*Annual Percentage Yield (APY) of 1.00% is accurate
as of August 1, 2016. The minimum balance to open
a CD and earn the advertised APY is $1,000, which
must be deposited in a single transaction. Maximum
allowable deposit is $250,000 per account. Offer
applies to personal accounts only and may be
discontinued at any time. Deposits must be new
money (funds not currently on deposit at Talmer
Bank and Trust). A penalty may be imposed for
early withdrawals. At maturity, the CD will
automatically renew at the rate in effect on that date,
unless you instruct us otherwise.
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MELTON CLASSES BEGIN
9:15-11:30 am, Sept. 12. Florence Melton School of
Adult Jewish Learning uses biblical and contempo-
rary texts to connect the past with the present. Sept.
12 is a Melton PEP program geared toward parents
of young children. At Jewish Federation Building in
Bloomfield Twp. Three adult series begin 6:45-9 pm,
Sept. 13, at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield;
9:30-11:45 am, Sept. 15, at West Bloomfield JCC,
and 6:45-9 pm, Sept. 15, at Cong. Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield. Info: jewishdetroit.org/melton or 248-
205-2557.
NIGHT OUT WITH RABBI
NCJW/GDS WOMEN’S DAY
9:30 am-3:30 pm, Sept. 8. National Council of
Jewish Women/Greater Detroit Section starts
its program year with “Women of Vision 2016.”
Schedule: boutique shopping throughout day;
patron pre-glow with speaker at 11; Today show
contributing correspondent and author Jenna Bush
Hager, 11:45; luncheon and door prizes, 1. At Cong.
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Admission varies.
RSVP: www.ncjwgds.org or 248-355-3300, ext. 1.
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RECEPTION FOR JUDGES
5-8 pm, Sept. 14. Public event will honor Judge
Walter Shapero of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court on his
retirement and welcome new Bankruptcy Court
Bench Judge Maria L. Oxholm. At Rattlesnake
Club, 300 River Place Drive, Detroit. $40, and cash
bar. RSVP by Sept. 7 with check made payable to:
Access to Bankruptcy Court. Send to David Lerner,
c/o Plunkett Cooney, 38505 Woodward, Suite 2000,
Bloomfield Hills, Ml 48304. Info: David, dlerner@
plunkettcooney.com or 248-901-4010.
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HIGH HOLIDAY RECIPES
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6:30 pm, Sept. 12. Young adults (through age
39) and friends have an opportunity to meet new
Temple Kol Ami Senior Rabbi Brent Gutmann at
“A Bite and A Beer with Rabbi Gutmann.” KAYAK
(Kol Ami Young Adult Kehillah) provides dinner.
At Woodward Avenue Brewery, 22646 Woodward,
Ferndale. RSVP by Sept. 10: cspektor@tkolami.org.
11:45 am-1 pm, Sept. 8, 15 & 22. Rabbi Aaron
Bergman begins his three-part learning series
“Pirkei Avot – Ethics of the Fathers.” At Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Free. Bring own
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MINI STREET FAIR
5-8 pm, Sept. 11. Event includes family entertainer
Music Man Dave and food for purchase from local
vendors and Milt’s Barbecue kosher food truck of
Chicago. On grounds of Young Israel of Oak Park,
15140 W. 10 Mile. Parking suggested outside for-
mer Oak Park JCC. $5 for up to five people. RSVP:
Eventbrite.com or 248-967-3655.
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LUNCH & LEARN
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account requirements.
11 am, Sept. 11. Cong. Shaarey Zedek is hosting
eRace, a 5K family run/walk to raise funds for Jewish
Family Service. JFS provides mental health services
at its locations in West Bloomfield and Southfield.
At Berman Center for Jewish Education at CSZ in
Southfield. RSVP: www.shaareyzedek.org or CSZ,
248-357-5544.
6:30 pm, Sept. 15. Chef Hunny Khodorkovsky, chef
de cuisine at Soul Cafe in West Bloomfield, presents
“Simple Tricks to Freshen up your Holiday Classics.”
Aviv Group of Hadassah sponsors. $25; includes
appetizers and generous tastings. RSVP by Sept. 9.
Check, payable to Hadassah, due to: 5030 Orchard
Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, or pay by
credit card: 248-683-5030. Info: amypstrauss@gmail.
com.
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MAGEN DAVID ADOM
4 pm, Sept. 18. VIP reception with Israel Defense
Forces Lt. General (Res.) Benjamin “Benny” Gantz,
keynote speaker at Celebration of Life Gala. Alvin
and Henrietta Weisberg are honorees at dinner pro-
gram hosted by American Friends of Magen David
Adom’s Mames Chapter-Michigan Region. Proceeds
will benefit Israel’s national EMS and blood-services
organization. At Detroit Marriott in the Renaissance
Center, Detroit. RSVP: www.afmda.org or 877-405-
3913
COOKING FOR FALL
7-9 pm, Sept. 12. Caterer Annabel Cohen, owner of
Annabel Cooks Detroit and a JN contributing writer,
will demonstrate fall recipes. Program arranged by
Village in the Woods, whose services allow seniors
(starting at age 50) to age in place near and within
Huntington Woods. At Specialties Showroom, 2800
W. 11 Mile, Berkley. $20; free for Village members.
RSVP: www.villageinthewoods.org or 248-592-5041
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ARTPRIZE BUS TRIP
8 am-8 pm, Sept. 22. Greater Detroit Hadassah
is chartering a bus to the ArtPrize competition in
Grand Rapids. The public and a jury of art experts